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Nomad -> RE: September 14, 1942 (11/28/2021 3:52:11 PM)
September 14, 1942 More minor bombing at Cox's Bazaar, he lost a Sally to flack I got my first 2 Fletcher DDs today, on the road to winning. [8D]

Nomad -> RE: September 15, 1942 (11/28/2021 7:59:12 PM)
September 15, 1942 Opps, looks like KB is now off 3 hexes NW of Gasmata. It was covering a TF at Lae with LRCAP. Last turn it was not visible to me. Maybe he is pulling his small force out of Lae? It was a bit expensive for me: Morning Air attack on TF, near Lae at 99,126 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 32 Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 15 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 9 destroyed CAP engaged: Shokaku-1 with A6M3a Zero (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 16 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000. Raid is overhead Zuikaku-1 with A6M3a Zero (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 16 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000. Raid is overhead --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Lae at 99,126 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 25 Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 15 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Hokoku Maru Aircraft Attacking: 1 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Shokaku-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 16 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes Zuikaku-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes ================================================================================= Meanwhile he again bombed units at Cox's Bazaar, In game shows he lost 14 Sallys to flak and 7 to ops losses. One thing I forgot to mention last turn is that the 21st Light AA Rgt arrived at Cox's Bazaar, its 36 40mm Bofors do make a difference when he bombs under 10,000 feet ==================================================== I retook Baker Island, it was undefended. ================================================== Interesting intel. TF 352 followed by E13A1 Jake at 158,52 near Amchitka Island It means one of two things. Either the aircraft was misidentified or he replaced some Glens on his subs with Jakes. I wonder which it is? No accusations, no problems, we have no house rules. If he did do the replacement it means I do not have to be as careful about what I do in the future.

Nomad -> RE: September 16, 1942 (11/29/2021 1:24:19 AM)
September 16, 1942 Before this SS Snapper had fired a total of 2 torpedoes. During the second encounter she fired every torpedo she had, she is empty now. Many misses and at lest 4 DOINKS. Submarine attack near Tioman Island at 52,84 Japanese Ships xAK Kaiko Maru Allied Ships SS Snapper xAK Kaiko Maru is sighted by SS Snapper SS Snapper launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Kaiko Maru --------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Tioman Island at 52,84 Japanese Ships xAK Kaiko Maru, Shell hits 6 Allied Ships SS Snapper xAK Kaiko Maru is sighted by SS Snapper SS Snapper attacking xAK Kaiko Maru on the surface SS Snapper low on gun ammo, Wilfong, J. breaks off surface engagement and submerges ==================================================================================== Nothing else happened. It looks like he is dropping off another unit at Lae.

Nomad -> RE: September 17, 1942 (11/29/2021 2:48:35 PM)
September 17, 1042 May at least send it back for repairs Sub attack near Feni Islands at 107,127 Japanese Ships CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1 BB Kirishima BB Hiei CA Chikuma CA Tone DD Akigumo DD Hamakaze DD Urakaze DD Shiranui DD Isokaze Allied Ships SS S-33, hits 1 ================================================= I have a USN PBY unit trained in NavT to 70. I moved them to Port Moresby and set them to night naval attack, 16 hex range and another PBY set to night naval search to 16 hex range. There is an air HQ with 100 torpedoes at PM. We will see what happens. The weather report is for Partly Cloudy, the moonlight is 57% and increasing.

Nomad -> RE: September 18, 1942 (11/29/2021 5:50:17 PM)
September 18, 1942 Nothing of mine flew. I don't see KB anywhere. The only air action was him sinking 2 small xAKLs off Cox's Bazaar. I put up substantial LRCAP over the other 2. I need supply there badly.

Nomad -> RE: September 19, 1942 (11/29/2021 7:14:09 PM)
September 19, 1942 Nothing happened today Something interesting is that Rabaul is not showing any aircraft and I had a recon flight that turn. so, I have my B-17Es flying day port attack, PBY-4s and TBF-1s flying NavT missions. There is a TF at Lae and one at Rabaul. Even though I doubt it is true, CV Akagi showed up on the sunk ship list today. I would not think that one Mk-10 torpedo would be enough to sink a very durable Akagi class CV. There was no mention of an ammo or fuel explosion.

BBfanboy -> RE: September 19, 1942 (11/29/2021 8:51:24 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Nomad September 19, 1942 Nothing happened today Something interesting is that Rabaul is not showing any aircraft and I had a recon flight that turn. so, I have my B-17Es flying day port attack, PBY-4s and TBF-1s flying NavT missions. There is a TF at Lae and one at Rabaul. Even though I doubt it is true, CV Akagi showed up on the sunk ship list today. I would not think that one Mk-10 torpedo would be enough to sink a very durable Akagi class CV. There was no mention of an ammo or fuel explosion. The Intel Weenies routinely consider any ship holed by torpedo or mine to be sunk. You are correct to look at the other evidence instead.

Nomad -> RE: September 19, 1942 (11/29/2021 9:02:22 PM)
No ground losses for CV capable aircraft at all.

Nomad -> RE: September 20, 1942 (11/29/2021 9:39:27 PM)
September 20, 1942 A fun turn At Rabaul a couple of ships in port Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 45 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese Ships ACM Shonan Maru #8, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk SS RO-68, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Port hits 6 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb ========================================================= A TF at Lae Morning Air attack on TF, near Lae at 99,126 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 22 PBY-4 Catalina x 6 TBF-1 Avenger x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Kokuryu Maru DD Kisaragi xAP Mizuho Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 13000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x PBY-4 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 12 x P-39D Airacobra sweeping at 13000 feet 3 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 13000. Raid is overhead 13th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 13000. Raid is overhead --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Lae at 99,126 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Allied aircraft PBY-4 Catalina x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAP Kokuryu Maru Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x PBY-4 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 131 minutes --------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lae at 99,126 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 17 TBF-1 Avenger x 10 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Kamo Maru xAP Mizuho Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 1108 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 72 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 13000. Raid is overhead 13th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 13000. Raid is overhead --------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lae at 99,126 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft PBY-4 Catalina x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses PBY-4 Catalina: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships xAP Kokuryu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 60 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 1 x PBY-4 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 153 minutes 13th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes His Zeros at Lae disrupted the bombers. but we got a few torpedo hits, a couple of hits with no explosion I have two amphibious TFs that will start landing tomorrow at Lunga. As far as I can tell they have not been detected and recon shows there are no enemy troops there. I have a Regiment of the 40th Infantry division and a SeaBee unit landing. I will see about following up with more in coming turns. This represents a big step forward.

Nomad -> RE: September 20, 1942 (11/29/2021 11:55:12 PM)
One thing I did not notice is that on game date 9/14/1942 the Ki-84r had advanced to 3/45. That is game turn 285. That means that he has either repaired another factory or more likely he is now getting the engine bonus. With the engine bonus and two completely repaired factories he will get a month upgrade every 25 days.

Nomad -> RE: September 21, 1942 (11/30/2021 12:58:10 AM)
September 21, 1942 A DOINK Sub attack near Ominato at 120,54 Japanese Ships xAK Kaimei Maru xAK Rasin Maru PB Ichiyo Maru Allied Ships SS Grunion SS Grunion launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kaimei Maru ============================================= 30 x B-17Es bombed Rabaul in Thunderstorms and did minimal damage No opposition ============================================== Troops landed at Lunga, no opposition shown.

Nomad -> RE: September 22, 1942 (11/30/2021 2:44:06 PM)
September 22, 1942 And another DOINK Sub attack near Ominato at 121,54 Japanese Ships xAK Kaimei Maru PB Ichiyo Maru Allied Ships SS Grouper SS Grouper launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kaimei Maru ==================================================== I occupied Lunga today Thirty B-17Es bombed Rabaul airfield today for 5 airbase hits and 11 runway hits

Nomad -> RE: September 23, 1942 (12/1/2021 1:44:02 AM)
September 23, 1942 For some reason the P-38s did not sweep, weather maybe? Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 45 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 11 damaged Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 26 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 13000. Raid is overhead 13th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 13000. Raid is overhead --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 65 minutes 13th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 13th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes ====================================================================================

Nomad -> RE: September 24, 1942 (12/1/2021 3:07:48 PM)
September 24, 1942 He used Ki-45 KAIa Nicks to sweep Cox's Bazaar. I had aircraft flying LRCAP from Chittagong. I saw a lot of damaged results during the replay, but none showed up on the CR. Cox's Bazaar now has a size 1 airfield so I will move some Hurricanes there and put them on CAP Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Weather in hex: Extreme overcast Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 36 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIa Trop x 6 Hurricane IIb Trop x 6 P-40E Warhawk x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick sweeping at 23000 feet CAP engaged: No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes No.136 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead 51st FG/16th FS with P-40E Warhawk (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead 23rd FG/75th FS with P-40E Warhawk (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead

Nomad -> RE: September 25, 1942 (12/1/2021 6:03:33 PM)
September 25, 1942 So he tried night bombing Cox's Bazaar. But, Sallys with 4 x 250kg bombs are not going to do much damage at night. 1 Sally lost to ops for 1 runway hit and 2 damaged Hurricanes. I can accept that. Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 49 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 damaged Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 11 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 11 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb ========================================================= This seems odd: Southwest Area Fleet is located at Tokyo(114,60). Isn't that HQ supposed to be in Java somewhere? And I wonder why this unit is here and not in Burma somewhere. 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion is located at Sunwu(113,34). =============================================== Anyone reading this and ending up playing me should know I read all the reports every turn.

Nomad -> RE: September 26, 1942 (12/1/2021 11:12:26 PM)
September 26, 1942 Just a bit of bombing near to Cox's Bazaar Morning Air attack on 16th Light Cavalry Regiment, at 55,44 (Donbaik) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Light Cavalry Regiment, at 55,44 (Donbaik) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 33 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 33 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Light Cavalry Regiment, at 55,44 (Donbaik) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 33 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 33 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb ===================================== AK Titania finished her repairs today.

Nomad -> RE: September 27, 1942 (12/2/2021 12:59:46 PM)
September 27, 1942 He tried night bombing at Chittagong, it is a clear hex so I will have to put a few fighters up on night CAP. I have one of the AA Brigades there so flack is heavy. He flew 64 Sally bombers in 5 waves for 1 runway hit and 4 damaged P-40Es. He lost one Sally to flack and one to ops. ================================================ I flew 44 P-38Fs over Rabaul, downed 6 A6M2s for no A2A losses. I lost one to ops, pilot survived. He does not seem to have radar at Rabaul, time to target was 9, 4, 7 minutes.

Cheesesteak -> RE: September 27, 1942 (12/2/2021 6:33:30 PM)
have you had any naval dust-ups worth mentioning? Your opponent is well past the amphib bonus so it seems odd to me he didnt seem at least feint a press anywhere. perhaps just building that solid defensive perimeter and conserving fuel.

Nomad -> RE: September 27, 1942 (12/2/2021 7:30:26 PM)
Nope, no naval battles at all the I can remember. I did hit a few amphibious TFs early on. I lost a number of Dutch and British CLs in the DEI trying to interfere with his landings. I have sunk 74 of his ships for 942 points and lost 92 ships for 1011 points. I lost 2 BBs at PH on day 1. I do think his total is inflated because the CV Akagi is shown as sunk and I do not think it is. That is 371 points difference. It does seem he is digging in somewhere, and is going to wait for me to attack him.

Nomad -> RE: September 28, 1942 (12/2/2021 11:29:54 PM)
September 28, 1942 A DOINK and a BOOM Sub attack near Shikotan at 125,54 Japanese Ships xAK Kensin Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Magane Maru PB Okuyo Maru #2 Allied Ships SS Growler SS Growler launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kensin Maru ======================================================== He changed his night bombing to Silchar, not what he wanted Flak at Silchar is pretty good Night Air attack on Silchar , at 59,39 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 94 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 11 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed by flak Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Silchar , at 59,39 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Silchar , at 59,39 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb ====================================================== My sweeps over Rabaul found no aircraft on patrol

Nomad -> RE: September 29, 1942 (12/3/2021 1:47:47 AM)
September 29, 1942 Me bombing at Rabaul Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft P-38F Lightning x 16 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 16 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet * --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft P-38F Lightning x 16 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 16 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet * --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 51 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese Ships ACM Toshi Maru #3, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft P-38F Lightning x 15 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet * 6 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet * Sinking an ACM means I should expect to find mines at Rabaul There has been a small TF, looks like some PBs hanging out at Rabaul the last few turns. I expect that he is trying to lure me into a minefield. I have moved a Aussie FB squadron and a B-25C Squadron, both trained in LowN and set them for Naval Attack. I wonder if they will fly?

castor troy -> RE: September 27, 1942 (12/3/2021 12:49:22 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Nomad Nope, no naval battles at all the I can remember. I did hit a few amphibious TFs early on. I lost a number of Dutch and British CLs in the DEI trying to interfere with his landings. I have sunk 74 of his ships for 942 points and lost 92 ships for 1011 points. I lost 2 BBs at PH on day 1. I do think his total is inflated because the CV Akagi is shown as sunk and I do not think it is. That is 371 points difference. It does seem he is digging in somewhere, and is going to wait for me to attack him. Digging in at this date without a need due to losses seems a bit early to me. As soon as you hand over the initiative it's game over for the Japanese. As long as one keeps the Allied busy and losing stuff it's hard to build up in 42 until mid 43. If you aren't pressed as the Allied you will have enough stuff to easily push in the door in early 43. Amazing that you can bomb Rabaul from 10000ft end of Sep 42 without any flak there. He doesn't seem to see Rabaul an important base, for me it has always been as important as Port Moresby in that region.

Nomad -> RE: September 30, 1942 (12/3/2021 2:06:32 PM)
September 30, 1942 More bombing at Rabaul Opposition is minimal, I lost one B-17E to flak There were a number of sweeps with P-38s that met no CAP Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 42 No Allied losses Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 25 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 64th Naval Guard Unit ... Also attacking Rabaul ... --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Allied losses Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb ------------------------------------------------ Morning Air attack on 1st Air Army, at 106,125 (Rabaul) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 1st Air Army HQ and no CAP?

Nomad -> October 1, 1942 (12/3/2021 6:04:29 PM)
October 1, 1942 A new month SS Herring returning from Midway to her patrol point Kind of out in the middle of nowhere. Submarine attack near Sendai at 124,67 Japanese Ships xAKL Eiwa Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Herring xAKL Eiwa Maru is sighted by SS Herring SS Herring attacking on the surface ======================================================== More bombing of Rabaul IDed 10th Special Base Force present along with 1st Air Army HQ 64th Naval Guard Unit Recon says 6 units, so more to find ================================= I still cannot get my FBs and MBs to do a Naval Attack, not sure why not. ============================= Tassafaronga switched to my control.

BBfanboy -> RE: October 1, 1942 (12/3/2021 6:12:20 PM)
You need a good DL on a naval target so they can find it, projecting its movement. Then you need to load up without using drop tanks to displace bombs/torps. And of course weather and pilot experience can be factors. Keep trying, they should fly when the combination of factors is right.

Nomad -> RE: October 1, 1942 (12/3/2021 6:58:20 PM)
The TF in question is at Rabaul, I have two different PBY units that fly over it and I am flying recon every turn. It has not moved in many turns. I took the B-25s off of Naval Attack this turn and will use them against the port instead. The FBs do not have drop tanks available but they are flying at max extended range. They would have 2 x 100lb bombs and 4 20MM cannon each.

BBfanboy -> RE: October 1, 1942 (12/3/2021 9:53:26 PM)
Only thing I can think of there is the lack of fighter escort may allow the bomber squadron leaders to refuse? I assume Rabaul is showing fighters based there.

Nomad -> RE: October 1, 1942 (12/3/2021 10:11:37 PM)
As above, no fighters at Rabaul, I am sweeping every turn. The bombers are bombing Rabaul. It is just the FB that are not flying.

Nomad -> RE: October 2, 1942 (12/3/2021 10:14:37 PM)
October 2, 1942 Sweeps at Rabaul find nothing in the air. B-17Es and B-25s bomb, airfield, port, and troops. IDed 83rd Naval Guard Unit, that is 4 of 6 now identified.

Nomad -> RE: October 3, 1942 (12/4/2021 3:21:32 PM)
October 3, 1942 I guess I will have to escort my small xAKLs Submarine attack near Cox's Bazar at 54,43 Japanese Ships SS I-153 Allied Ships xAKL Oklahoman, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Oklahoman is sighted by SS I-153 SS I-153 attacking on the surface --------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Cox's Bazar at 54,43 Japanese Ships SS I-153 Allied Ships xAKL Kalarand, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAKL Kalarand is sighted by SS I-153 SS I-153 attacking on the surface ============================================== I had my FBs at Port Moresby set for Naval Attack, but no secondary mission set. They chose to do an air attack on Rabaul I have no idea what they were shooting at Afternoon Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter Ic x 10 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter Ic: 3 damaged Beaufighter Ic: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Beaufighter Ic strafing at 100 feet * I have them set to rest for now. ================================================ 30 B-17Es and 8 B-25Cs bombed Rabaul in Heavy Rain for minimal damage

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